Sarah Beatty, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry

Ms. Sarah Beatty is a Physician Assistant with a Certificate of Additional Qualifications in Psychiatry. She has been practicing medicine for 7 years and has experience in the fields of Primary Care, Pain Management, Weight Loss, and Psychiatry. She grew up in Florida and received her bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University before pursuing pre-medical education. She graduated with a Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies from South University in Savannah, GA. She then moved to the Raleigh area to practice before settling in Greensboro, NC.

Sarah sees adults with concerns about their mental and physical health and offers therapy and lifestyle coaching as part of her regular treatment recommendations. This includes medication and non-medication options such as diet, exercise, and helpful supplements. She works hard to make her patients feel listened to and understood so she can target treatment to each person’s unique needs.

Sarah has experience with TMS, Spravato, and intramuscular ketamine injections for depression, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, chronic pain, and more. She also offers treatment plans for:

• Stress, fatigue, anger, low motivation, grief, sleep issues
• Major depression, treatment-resistant depression, postpartum depression
• Seasonal affective disorder
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
• Suicidal thoughts, homicidal thoughts, thoughts of self-harm
• Anxiety, OCD, panic disorders, dissociation, derealization, and depersonalization
• Specific phobias, agoraphobia, claustrophobia
• Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis, paranoia, akathisia, tardive dyskinesia
• Autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Tics or Tourette’s syndrome, trichotillomania, dermotillomania
• Insomnia, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, parasomnias, nightmares, restless leg syndrome
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Eating disorders like binge eating, purging, or anorexia
• Obesity and weight loss or weight gain needs
• Drug, tobacco, alcohol, and other addictions or dependencies
• Personality disorders, relationship issues